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Miller, Robin Lin; Caracelli, Valerie – American Journal of Evaluation, 2013
Joseph S. Wholey is Professor Emeritus in the University of Southern California's (USC) School of Public Policy, Planning, and Development. He received his BA from Catholic University, Phi Beta Kappa and his MA in mathematics and PhD in philosophy from Harvard University. His work focuses on the use of strategic planning, performance measurement,…
Descriptors: Oral History, Recognition (Achievement), Reputation, Measurement
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Weitzman, Beth C.; Silver, Diana – American Journal of Evaluation, 2013
In this commentary, we examine Braverman's insights into the trade-offs between feasibility and rigor in evaluation measures and reject his assessment of the trade-off as a zero-sum game. We, argue that feasibility and policy salience are, like reliability and validity, intrinsic to the definition of a good measure. To reduce the tension between…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Measures (Individuals), Evaluation Methods, Measurement
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Morris, Michael – American Journal of Evaluation, 2009
Successfully providing guidance to others is no easy task. Such is the challenge faced by committees charged with developing guidelines for ethical professional practice. The process of establishing and revising the Program Evaluation Standards (Joint Committee, 1994), for example, is a multiyear task that must seems endless to participants: a…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Program Evaluation, Ethics, Standards
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American Journal of Evaluation, 2009
Eleanor Chelimsky is an independent consultant for evaluation policy and practice and currently serves on the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Evaluation Policy Task Force. This article talks about the professional development of Eleanor Chelimsky. This article presents an edited transcript of an interview wherein Eleanor highlights why she…
Descriptors: Oral History, Evaluators, Program Evaluation, Integrity
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DaCosta, Kneia Octavia – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2012
School program evaluation researchers face a set of overlapping questions concerning our roles in the field: For the sake of "the data" and in quest of "the truth," am I a shrewd researcher before all else? For the sake of community-building and establishing respectful, reciprocal relationships with my school partners, am I first a gracious school…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Media Literacy, Occupational Information, School Community Relationship
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King, Jean A. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2010
The author is increasingly sensitive to the Venn diagram of overlapping expertise in which program evaluation intersects a content area such as public health, urban education, or--in the case of Katherine Hay--international development. Many evaluators practice in these areas of overlap, experts in the evaluation of a specific domain. Given her…
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Developing Nations, Intellectual Disciplines, Evaluators
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Sridharan, Sanjeev; De Silva, Soma – American Journal of Evaluation, 2010
The papers in this dialogue help develop evaluation as a field (both in South Asia and other regions). What comes through in all of the papers is both humility of where evaluation is as a field and imagination and ambition of where evaluators could be in the near future. Reading the papers in this forum makes them enthusiastic about being…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Program Evaluation, Aspiration, Foreign Countries
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King, Jean A. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2008
This excerpt from the opening plenary asks evaluators to consider two questions regarding learning and evaluation: (a) How do evaluators know if, how, when, and what people are learning during an evaluation? and (b) In what ways can evaluation be a learning experience? To answer the first question, evaluators can apply the commonplaces of…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Program Evaluation, Learning Experience, Program Development
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Greene, Jennifer C.; Lipsey, Mark W.; Schwandt, Thomas A.; Smith, Nick L.; Tharp, Roland G. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2007
Productive dialogue is informed best by multiple and diverse voices. Five seasoned evaluators, representing a range of evaluation perspectives, offer their views in two- to three-page discussant contributions. These individuals were asked to reflect and comment on the previous chapters in the spirit of critical review as a key source of evidence…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Evaluation Methods, Research Design, Inquiry
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Wilson, H. T. – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 2008
While we may all agree in principle that both implementers and evaluators should be culturally sensitive and ethical as well as instrumentally effective in their work practices, we often ignore the extent to which these practice goals may conflict with one another in achieving bureaucratic competence, particularly in a multicultural society.…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Program Evaluation, Social Sciences, Affirmative Action
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Saunders, Lesley – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2010
This paper is a reflection on practice. It begins by briefly describing an evaluation of an externally-funded education programme in Kosovo (a new country in south-east Europe). The programme was managed by Save the Children in Kosovo and aimed to develop and promote models of inclusive education through three strands of activity. The first of…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Educational Needs, Evaluators, Inclusive Schools
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Kingsbury, Nancy R. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1980
The author, in her review of Frank Caro's article, "Leverage and Evaluation Effectiveness," finds several suggestions which may harm evaluation more than help it, and which are unlikely to be implemented. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Evaluators, Information Utilization, Program Evaluation
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Smith, Nick L.; Chircop, Saviour – Evaluation Practice, 1989
Weiss' and Patton's competing views concerning the influence of program evaluation on decision-making are critiqued. Patton's approach provides an essential mechanism for achieving desired ends, once they are determined. Weiss' approach supplements that contribution by including not only expert development of means, but also expert selection of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluators, Program Evaluation
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Christie, Christina A. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2008
This article presents an interview with Eric Barela, a K-12 school district internal evaluator who conducted the Title I Best Practices study for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), Research and Planning Division (formerly known as the Program Evaluation and Research Branch). In this interview, the author focuses not only on the…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Program Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts
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Patton, Michael Quinn – Evaluation Practice, 1988
The role of the evaluator in insuring utilization and quality of evaluation results is discussed. Topics covered include a utilization-focused vision of accountability, overcoming staff fears of evaluation, eliciting the right information from users, situational responsiveness, and advocacy. (TJH)
Descriptors: Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators, Program Evaluation, Responsibility
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